McLaren News

McLaren 750S raises the supercar bar!
By James Cleary · 26 Apr 2023
Powered by a mid-mounted, 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 552kW (750 metric hp) and no less than 800Nm, McLaren's new 750S is the British supercar brand's lightest and most powerful series production model ever. A lighter and even more accelerative development of the out-going 720S flagship, the 750S is offered in coupe and open-top Spider variants.
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McLaren SUV design takes shape
By Chris Thompson · 28 Feb 2023
McLaren's new CEO loves SUVs. He helped Porsche build its first one, and he built one while he was the CTO at Ferrari. But does that mean there's a McLaren SUV around the corner?
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Episode 231 - 10 most overrated car features!
By CarsGuide team · 20 May 2022
Episode 231 - 10 most overrated car features!
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Hybrids stopped being slow and dull long ago
By Tony O'Kane · 14 May 2022
Gazing into the crystal ball, it’s obvious that electric cars are going to quickly transform from being a minor part of the motoring landscape to being the dominant species. It’s largely a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’, with the major factors affecting the speed of EV uptake being resource availability and cost. By 2030, expect almost everything to be electrified in some way.
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Why car collectors have got it so wrong
By Stephen Ottley · 04 Sep 2021
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to attend the launch of the HSV GTSR W1 at Phillip Island.
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Could the F1 cancellation have been avoided?
By Stephen Ottley · 14 Mar 2020
Not for the first time Formula 1 has shot itself in the foot and demonstrated it values money over its fans. The decision to call off the event on Friday morning came too late and has allowed for the potential further spread of the coronavirus.
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Sports cars got hit hard in a very tough 2019
By Justin Hilliard · 29 Jan 2020
Let’s face it, when the sports-car bubble bursts, it bursts hard – real hard. You only need to look back to 2019 to get the latest example of that fact, with Australian sales down a massive 20.8 per cent
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McLaren joins grand tourer segment
By Spencer Leech · 16 May 2019
McLaren has officially outed its new GT, which is set to launch in its homeland before year’s end.
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The surprise car brands crushing it in 2019
By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Apr 2019
Yes, Australia's new-car market has mostly been a tale of doom and gloom in 2019, but there are some brands that defied the shrinking market to post record sales results in March.
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Is this the world's craziest convertible?
By Andrew Chesterton · 17 Jan 2019
McLaren has whipped the covers - and the roof - off a convertible version of its 600LT Coupe, with the stunning Longtail Spider making its global debut.
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